Experts from eight countries to present education initiatives for marginalized youth
As part of an ongoing partnership between the University of Minnesota and CARE-USA, one of the world's leading humanitarian organizations, 20 representatives from eight CARE countries will visit the U of M campus for an open-to-the-public research workshop Nov. 9 from 3:30 - 5 p.m. in the University International Center, 331 17th Avenue S.E., Minneapolis.
The public is invited to learn more about CARE education partnerships (including the U of M research partnership) for marginalized youth in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Malawi, Mali and Tanzania, and to meet these international guests. More information
The Office of International Programs, in co-sponsorship with the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, is pleased to announce the creation of the Josef A. Mestenhauser Lecture Series on Internationalizing Higher Education. The annual lecture will provide an academic forum in which scholars from around the world will be invited to present thought-provoking scholarship on the internationalization of higher education.
Alexandre Ardichvili, Ph.D., associate professor in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, received a 4-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education under the FIPSE/Brazil program called Global Talent Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.